But 20% of our country having attended college doesn't mean that the children of those people are trying to use legacy status to get into a particular college. I would really be curious to know what percentage of college admits are legacies.

While that might be true, having the opportunity to go to a prestigious school for undergrad can have a huge impact on one's future and ability to go to grad school.

The impact is negligible and attending "a prestigious school for undergrad" does not mean you are going to be accepting into a graduate school or are going to be successful.

I tend to disagree. Prestigious private institutions have much better support systems and networks in place to help advise and support students through the grad school application process. I have a close friend who is an advisor at a top public school and says that there's nothing of the sort at her school, and from what I've seen at other public universities it isn't all that much better there.

While that might be true, having the opportunity to go to a prestigious school for undergrad can have a huge impact on one's future and ability to go to grad school.

The impact is negligible and attending "a prestigious school for undergrad" does not mean you are going to be accepting into a graduate school or are going to be successful.

I tend to disagree. Prestigious private institutions have much better support systems and networks in place to help advise and support students through the grad school application process. I have a close friend who is an advisor at a top public school and says that there's nothing of the sort at her school, and from what I've seen at other public universities it isn't all that much better there.

I agree with you on the bolded queencruella. I posted on a thread that I got guidance from my school's pre-law dean and a poster was incredulous at the fact that there was a dean specifically for pre-law.

I have a close friend who is an advisor at a top public school and says that there's nothing of the sort at her school, and from what I've seen at other public universities it isn't all that much better there.

That's fine and it really does not matter. People have to have the drive and the want to take care of things themselves.

I have a close friend who is an advisor at a top public school and says that there's nothing of the sort at her school, and from what I've seen at other public universities it isn't all that much better there.

That's fine and it really does not matter. People have to have the drive and the want to take care of things themselves.

Look, I'm not straight out of undergrad and I realize that in a lot of circumstances school name doesn't really matter much, but when you're talking about finding the first job or getting into grad school, that networking/support you get within your undergrad institution can go a long way. I know you were a non-trad undergrad, but many trad undergrads need the additional support because they aren't really familiar with the real world yet.

The name of your school does mean a lot if you plan on being a professor or getting a job with a Ph.D.